LY-80 / HQ-16 Medium-Range Air Defence System
The LY-80 (export HQ-16) is a Chinese medium-range surface-to-air missile system forming the backbone of Pakistan's low-to-medium-range air defence layer. Operated by the Pakistan Army...
Pakistan Navy
Demand Tracker: Pakistan Navy’s Next Helicopter Fleet Pro
The Pakistan Navy operates roughly 20 Sea King helicopters – its rotary-wing backbone since 1974. With the global support base shrinking and a dense procurement...
Pakistan’s Multi-Domain Build-Up: Hangor, Fatah-II, and EO Satellites
In the latest episode of Defence Uncut, Bilal Khan and Arslan Khan break down two weeks of major developments across the Pakistan Armed Forces –...
Inside Pakistan’s New Hangor-Class Submarines
The Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned the lead Hangor-class air-independent propulsion (AIP)-equipped submarine, PNS/M Hangor, at a ceremony in Sanya, China. President Asif Ali Zardari attended...
Retrospective: Pakistan Navy Surface Combatants (2007–2026) Pro
Introduction Since 2007, the Pakistan Navy (PN) surface combatant fleet has seen significant expansion in numbers and advancements in capabilities. It has grown from eight...
Pakistan Navy Test Fires Taimoor ALCM Plus Pro
On 21 April, the Pakistan Navy announced a test-fire of the Taimoor ALCM—signalling intent to develop long-range strike capability independent of fighter platforms. This analysis...
Pakistan Navy Fires ASBM from a Corvette Plus Pro
The Pakistan Navy tested what appears to be an extended-range variant of the SMASH (P282) anti-ship ballistic missile from a Babur-class (MILGEM) corvette – the...
Hormuz in the Crosshairs: How Pakistan is Shielding Its Trade from the US-Iran War
The Pakistan Navy (PN) launched Operation Muhafiz-ul-Bahr on 9 March 2026 to escort Pakistani merchant vessels and protect the country’s sea lines of communication (SLOCs)...
Why Pakistan is Urgently Moving Toward Shipborne Laser Weapons Plus Pro
The Pakistan Navy (PN) issued a formal tender for the procurement of two 10 kW laser weapon systems (LWS) and two associated radars, to be...
Exclusive: How Local Startups Are Quietly Arming the Pakistan Navy With New Drones Plus Pro
Pakistan Navy tests 600+ km loitering munitions and new USV. Inside the private-sector shift powering the new Mudamir-LR and autonomous USV fleet.